The Brookhaven leader., 1887-03-24
CARE OF CLOTHING.
Some wholesome Advice on the Subject
for Roth Woman and Wen.


The proper care Of mems as well as
women's clothing has great deal to
do, not only with It's looking well, but
with the length of time which it lasts.
Clothes of wool which are rarely
brushed and never hung out OF doors
soon come to have an appearance OF
long use, when the same clothes II
carefully brushed every day and fire.
quently hung out Of doors will always
be fresh, and will keep their good looks
very much longer. Care should be
used to select brush-broom or whisk
of fine broom-corn. 1t will cost more
than the coarser ones, but in the end
will be saving, as the coarser ones
wear the clothing more rapidly. Coats
and cloaks should be hung always on
the little wire frames, costing but five
or ten cents, which come for that pur-
pose. The frames should first be COW
cred with some soft material to prevent
the garments from breaking over their
edges. II made of wood this is not
necessary; the wooden ones, however.
are little more expensive. 1t is bet
ter to hang than to fold almost all
dresses, if one has sufficient room, but
if the room is limited and the dresses.
crowded if hung, then they should be
folded, as any thing if better than the
''stringy" look which dresses crowded
together in a small closet may soon ac-
quire.
II dress of wooden material has
any drapery it will be found to keep its
freshness very much longer if the skirt
is always bottom upward. With a lit
tie practice and care this will be easily
done, and the creases prevented which
come so quickly even in the best OF
materials from the folds hanging al
ways the same way. both when in wear
and when not. Never sit down in a
damp dress if it can be avoided, for
nothing so successfully creases it. 1t
should be at once taken off and hung
in good position to dry. Careful at
tention should always be paid to dress
braids and facings. If a braid is re-
placed as soon as it commences to wear
the facing will in many instances be
saved. A dress braid should always
be put ON by hand, and, in most in
stances, .'rolled on" If sewed on by
machine more time is consumed in rip
ping it off, when it requires replacing,
than in both sewing on and ripping off
braid sewn on by hand. If one has
to be much in the kitchen wooden
dresses should not be worn there. They
hold the odOrs and smoke, and soon
become grimy and smoky.
Closets in which clothing is kept
should be aired every day. If dresses
are to lie in trunks or drawers they
should be folded with great care. and
always right side out, particularly if
lined, as the dress material, folding
over the lining, prevents in measure
its creasing. Dresses which can be
hung right side out crease and string
much less that those which are hung
up wrong side out. They may be easily
protected from dust by hanging q
sheet or a curtain made of calico over
them. Hats and bonnets should be
kept we'll brushed with soft MANILA
brush. Whisks are too stiff and harsh
to be used When not in use they
should be kept in box or close closet
or drawer, if one chances to have them
of sufficient depth.
If summer dresses of wash materials
are always folded smoothly on taking
them off they will require, unless
actually soiled. much less frequent
laundering than when hung. Treated
in this way by n moderately careful
person, a linen lawn dress may some
times be wore every day for two weeks.
The dress, however, must have been
we'll done up to commence with.
The care of boots, shoes and slip
pers, which do their full share in Civ
ing one tidy, well-dressed air. must
not be forgotten. Firstly, never allow
boot or shoe to become run over at
the heel. No heel is better than rum
over one. If you can not afford to keep
them straight by frequent rebuilding
cut off the lift each time one becomes
run over With great care this habit
of running over heels may be almost.
entirely cured. A greater assistance
than nails on the side run over is to
have small wedge forced between
the layers of the heel on the turnover
side, thus forcing the foot to tread the
other way. If this is persistently kept
up, the boot will soon show great
improvement. A boot should never be
worn with buttons off or with knots in
the shoestrings both being untidy.
Nc matter how old boot may be,
even if patched, if the buttons are all
on, the heels straight and it is we'll
blackened, it has tidy. weil-dressed
appearance. Slippers above all things
must be irreproachable in the way of
being whole and well blackened.-
Philadelphia Press.